The 89-unit Kaiāulu o Kupuohi affordable housing community in Lahaina, destroyed in the 2023 wildfires, has been rebuilt and is fully occupied again as of late June 2026. About half of residents are returning tenants, with the other half being wildfire survivors previously in temporary housing.
- The 89-unit affordable housing development at 258 Kupuohi St. reopened fully occupied, roughly two and a half years after being destroyed in the August 2023 Lahaina wildfire.
- Approximately half of the 89 households are returning residents; the other half are wildfire survivors who had been living in temporary housing for nearly two years.
- Developers faced a strict 24-month rebuild deadline to preserve federal affordable housing funding, complicated by roughly six months of restricted site access while FEMA conducted search, recovery, and cleanup operations.
- Maui County expedited permit reviews and building approvals, and Mayor Bissen’s administration secured gap funding through the County Council to help complete the project.
- Hunt Capital Partners and Bank of Hawaii provided predevelopment financing, including early release of insurance proceeds, to keep the rebuild on schedule.
Source: Maui News
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